Daily Inshorts - 15 July 2025

Daily Inshorts - 15 July 2025

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John Torode sacked as MasterChef host after racist language allegation upheld

With the show in crisis, BBC director general Tim Davie said no decision has been made on the next series.

Under-pressure BBC boss getting tough after controversies

The past weeks have put serious pressure on Tim Davie's leadership, says Katie Razzall.

Thousands of Afghans were moved to UK in secret scheme after data breach

The existence of the scheme could not be reported until now because of a court injunction.

Frank Gardner: Three key questions after Afghan data leak

The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner analyses the leak of Afghan citizen's data and the fallout.

Men who felled Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'sheer bravado' jailed

One of the men's lawyers says felling the Sycamore Gap tree was an act of "drunken stupidity".

Press bodies express concern over FIR lodged against Ajit Anjum

Lodging a case against him raises serious questions about the freedom of the press and mounting challenges to free expression in a democratic set up

Maharashtra Health Department to set up committee for effective leprosy eradication

An independent committee to determine the working methods for patient search campaigns, treatment, and rehabilitation will be formed to monitor the leprosy eradication programme at the State-level

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to release water from expanded Handri-Neeva Phase-1 canal on July 17

The canal is expected to facilitate transfer of water up to Jeedipalli Reservoir and beyond; it is expected to address the drinking water and irrigation needs of Rayalaseema, covering parts of Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor, and Kadapa districts

Srisailam dam gates closed as inflows decrease

TDP seeks procedural clarity, safeguards against wrongful deletions in electoral roll management

TDP, in a representation to the Election Commission of India, proposes a series of reforms to ensure timely, inclusive, and tech-driven voter roll revisions